In this, the third part of our digital production series, we’ll take a look at the pre-visualisation phase of the production, “The Toilet Guy“.
Product: Combustion
Version: 4.0
Manufacturer: Autodesk
Price: $995Performance & stability: 7/10
Features:
Expected return on investment: 10/10
Support: 9/10
Longevity: 8/10
Flexibility: 10/10
Pros: Seems as though it can do anything
Cons: No Linux version available, performance not really suitable for client-attended sessions
Bottom line:The most versatile motion picture software available
Combustion has been around for a long while, now at version 4, released last year. Since this is the first version for review at digital intermediates .org, I’ll focus on the package as a whole, rather than just the new features, and examine how well it can fit into a typical digital intermediate pipeline.
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